Ruben Jose Uriarte graduated from Cal State University at Hayward/East Bay with a B.A. degree in Psychology and Latin American Studies. Ruben is a member of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) as a Field Investigator, State MUFON Director for Northern California and Deputy Director of Investigations/International Affairs.

Ruben has been involved with a large network of research organizations and served as a California State Coordinator for Crop Circle Phenomena Research International. He was a former research director for Beyond Boundaries, a company specializing in taking tour groups to various UFO "hotspots" around the world.

Ruben currently serves as a board member for OPUS (Organization for Paranormal and Support Understanding). The mission of OPUS is to educate and support people having unusual /anomalous personal experiences

Ruben has been interviewed on many local and national radio shows and television documentaries on the subject of the UFO Phenomenon.

Ruben has authored a number of books, co-written with Texas UFO researcher Noe Torres about major UFO crashes and other historical cases that have occurred along the border Southwestern United States and Mexico.